Maya Moore named Western Conference Player of the Month

Star Lynx forward Maya Moore was named the WNBA's player of the month for August today, just hours before the Lynx meet the L.A. Sparks at Target Center in a game with big Western Conference implications.

It was Moore's first player of the month award, and it is well-deserved. She finished the month averaging 21.6 points per game on 56.7 percent shooting. She had a league-high 30 three-pointers in the month -- on 50 percent shooting from behind the arc -- as the Lynx went 8-4.

Moore's highlights from the month:

--A career-high 35 points on 15-for-21 shooting against Indiana Aug. 24, the most points scored in a WNBA game this season.

--A 30-point performance Aug. 31 vs. Seattle.

--She hit six three-pointers on the way to 28 points vs. New York Aug. 18.

--She had 24 points, four steals and two blocks vs. Washington Aug. 8.